PENN Entertainment Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Item 5.03. Amendment to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws
On November 20, 2025, the Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission (the “Commission”) added the following condition to the Colorado gaming license held by Ameristar Casino Black Hawk, LLC, a subsidiary of PENN Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”):
As a condition for licensure in accordance with C.R.S. 44-30-506, Ameristar and its parent company, PENN Entertainment, Inc. (Penn), shall not permit an investor, who may or may not have claimed passivity previously, to acquire, assume, or exercise any control and/or influence over Penn and/or Ameristar, unless and until the Commission has determined that the investor is found suitable in accordance with the Gaming Act (Article 30 of Title 44, C.R.S.) and the Commission’s limited gaming regulations in 1 C.C.R. 207-1. This condition shall apply to any investor who (1) Proposes to nominate, appoint, replace, or remove any officer, director, or key management personnel with Penn and/or Ameristar; (2) Seeks to exercise any rights or powers that could materially affect the management, operations, or strategic direction of Penn; (3) Proposes to merge with, consolidate, or reorganize Penn in a manner that alters control or governance.
Accordingly, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company on December 9, 2025 approved and adopted, effective as of that date, certain amendments to the Company’s Fifth Amended and Restated Bylaws, as incorporated in the Company’s Sixth Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Sixth A&R Bylaws”), which reflect this condition with respect to the nomination of directors and shareholder proposals.
The descriptions of the amendments set forth in the Sixth A&R Bylaws are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Sixth A&R Bylaws, which is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 3.1 | Sixth Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: | December 10, 2025 | PENN ENTERTAINMENT, INC. | |
| By: | /s/ Christopher Rogers | ||
| Christopher Rogers | |||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy and Legal Officer and Secretary | |||